Issue With The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021: The Juvenile Justice Act Amendment is making it harder to report abuse at child care institutions by making abuse and cruelty by staffers or persons in-charge at Child Care Institutions (CCI) non-cognisable. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 was passed to amend […]
About: Kumari Sonali
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Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D)
Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education (MoE) released the Centre’s first-ever Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20. In June, 2021, the Union Education Minister has approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories. PGI-D […]
What Is Permian extinction?
What Is Permian extinction? Scientists from Stanford University, warn of imminent mass annihilation of marine species similar to the Permian extinction (250 million years ago) that wiped out most lives in oceans Permian extinction (or the “Great Dying”) was caused by global warming that left ocean animals unable to breathe. Roughly 96 per cent of […]
Report On India’s Gig Workforce : Niti Aayog
Report On India’s Gig Workforce : Niti Aayog NITI Aayog has recommended steps to provide social security for the country’s gig workforce, which is expected to grow to 2.35 crore by 2029-30. According to a study released by NITI Aayog, the number of gig workers is estimated to be 77 lakh in 2020-21. Key findings […]
Invasive Weeds
Invasive Weeds: A Vitamin D3-rich weed and a shrub with roots that wild boars love to gorge on are among the 18 invasive plants stifling the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the best-known address of the greater one-horned rhinoceros on the Earth. The list released by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) did not […]
Chief Executive Officer Of NITI Aayog
Chief Executive Officer Of NITI Aayog: Retired IAS officer and former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog. Parameswaran Iyer, a senior officials who helmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet scheme, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, will be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of […]
840 Squadron
840 Squadron: The Indian Coast Guard Region (East) inducted the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark-III, indigenously developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), in Chennai. The ALH will be the first aircraft of the newly created “840 Squadron” of The Indian Coast Guard that will be stationed in Chennai and will be the first ALH MK-III […]
OPERATION Sankalp
OPERATION Sankalp: Indian Navy’s stealth Frigate, INS Talwar is presently deployed for OPERATION Sankalp commemorating the 3rd continuous year of Indian Navy’s presence in the Gulf for protection of India’s Maritime Interests. In the milieu of the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf region, post attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th June 2022
Today Current Affairs:28th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
14th BRICS Summit
14th BRICS Summit: Prime Minister of India attended the 14th BRICS summit which was virtually hosted by China. Theme of the 14th BRICS Summit: Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development. BRICS Plus virtual conference was also held as part of the main meeting with ministers from countries, including the […]
